Festival Foods · 13 hours ago
Deli Night Lead
Festival Foods is a Wisconsin grocer committed to giving back to the communities it serves. They are seeking a Deli Night Lead to inspire and lead a dedicated team in food preparation, cooking, and guest service while managing product quality and daily deli operations.
CommunitiesFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Provide Leadership and Training: Lead and coach evening deli associates, ensuring they’re consistently delivering excellent service and following company expectations. Partner with the Deli Assistant Department Manager to manage daily operations
Ensure Quality Control: Oversee the quality and freshness of deli products by managing self-service and service cases, monitoring the hot bar and salad bar, and maintaining accurate stock levels
Provide Guest Service: Address guest concerns and resolve issues to maintain guest satisfaction, and ensure all requests are fulfilled, including special orders for early morning shifts
Assist with Operational Tasks: Manage deli operations including inventory, pricing, and merchandising, ensuring all tasks are completed according to company standards and helping meet sales and profitability goals
Maintain Cleanliness and Food Safety: Contribute to the cleanliness and sanitation of the department and ensure that food safety protocols are followed, including maintaining logs and monitoring proper storage techniques
Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences
Support the Team: Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Ability to motivate, lead, and train a diverse team in a fast-paced environment
Ability to interact with guests in a tactful and effective manner, addressing concerns and ensuring guest satisfaction
Strong oral and written communication skills for coaching, reporting, and managing a diverse team
Solid understanding of deli operations, inventory management, and merchandising, with the ability to make timely decisions
Thorough understanding of safety procedures and ability to apply on-the-job safety training
Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis, and pushing carts of up to 200 pounds
Full range of upper body motion
Ability to stand for most of the shift
Ability to work at a fast pace
May be exposed to extreme temperatures including kitchens, coolers, freezers, and sales floor
Preferred
Prior food service leadership experience in fast food, as a line cook, prep cook, or retail leadership experience in a grocery kitchen environment
Benefits
Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!
Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we’re proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.
Company
Festival Foods
Festival Foods and our associates believe in community involvement, volunteerism, and Servant Leadership.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-09-16Acquired
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